23
Mar
March 2026 Live Call ••• Replay
Here's the replay for the March 2026 Live Call
4 min read
Daren Smith
Indie Film Producer, Author, Creative Entrepreneur. GP at Producer Fund, Founder of Craftsman Films
21
Mar
February 2026 Live Call ••• Replay
Here's the replay of the 2026 Craftsman Films Filmmaker Live Call
2 min read
21
Mar
January 2026 Live Call ••• Replay
Here's the recording from the January live call:
4 min read
23
Feb
Be The Signal
Signal is the only path forward.
Most producers believe they have a network problem, a quality problem, or a gatekeeper
4 min read
20
Jan
Solve Bigger Problems
The only job that actually exists is “problem solver”. The bigger, badder problems you can be trusted to solve, the
5 min read
08
Dec
December 2025 Live Call - Replay
2 min read
12
Nov
Six Weeks from Idea to Funded Project: Craftsman Films Clears First Milestone, Greenlights Brotherhood
November 12, 2025
In late August, Daren Smith, founder of Craftsman Films and manager of its Producer Fund I, met
3 min read
08
Nov
November 2025 Live Call - Replay
4 min read
27
Oct
Hosting Investor Events
There aren't "film investors" in Utah, at least not ones that I know of.
There aren&
6 min read
16
Oct
October 2025 Live Call - Replay
Thanks to all who came to this month's live call! Below is a recording, all of the links
3 min read